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#ifndef __itkMetaDTITubeConverter_h
#define __itkMetaDTITubeConverter_h

#include "itkMetaConverterBase.h"
#include "metaDTITube.h"
#include "itkDTITubeSpatialObject.h"

namespace itk
{

/** \class MetaDTITubeConverter
 *  \brief converts between MetaObject<->SpatialObject
 *  \sa MetaConverterBase
 *  \ingroup ITKSpatialObjects
 */
template< unsigned int NDimensions = 3 >
class ITK_EXPORT MetaDTITubeConverter :
    public MetaConverterBase< NDimensions >
{
public:
  /** Standard class typedefs */
  typedef MetaDTITubeConverter             Self;
  typedef MetaConverterBase< NDimensions > Superclass;
  typedef SmartPointer< Self >             Pointer;
  typedef SmartPointer< const Self >       ConstPointer;

  /** Method for creation through the object factory. */
  itkNewMacro(Self);

  /** Run-time type information (and related methods). */
  itkTypeMacro(MetaDTITubeConverter, MetaConverterBase);

  typedef typename Superclass::SpatialObjectType SpatialObjectType;
  typedef typename SpatialObjectType::Pointer    SpatialObjectPointer;
  typedef typename Superclass::MetaObjectType    MetaObjectType;

  /** Specific class types for conversion */
  typedef DTITubeSpatialObject<NDimensions>               DTITubeSpatialObjectType;
  typedef typename DTITubeSpatialObjectType::Pointer      DTITubeSpatialObjectPointer;
  typedef typename DTITubeSpatialObjectType::ConstPointer DTITubeSpatialObjectConstPointer;
  typedef MetaDTITube                                     DTITubeMetaObjectType;

  /** Convert the MetaObject to Spatial Object */
  virtual SpatialObjectPointer MetaObjectToSpatialObject(const MetaObjectType *mo);

  /** Convert the SpatialObject to MetaObject */
  virtual MetaObjectType *SpatialObjectToMetaObject(const SpatialObjectType *spatialObject);

protected:
  /** Create the specific MetaObject for this class */
  virtual MetaObjectType *CreateMetaObject();

  MetaDTITubeConverter();
  ~MetaDTITubeConverter() {}

private:
  MetaDTITubeConverter(const Self &);   //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self &);       //purposely not implemented

};
} // end namespace itk

#ifndef ITK_MANUAL_INSTANTIATION
  #include "itkMetaDTITubeConverter.hxx"
#endif

#endif
